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The Culture War The Culture War
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The Logic of Emotions The Logic of Emotions
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They're Pointing Fingers at Us They're Pointing Fingers at Us
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“I've Fought My Demons on My Own” “I've Fought My Demons on My Own”
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The Politics of Shame Reduction The Politics of Shame Reduction
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
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Endnotes Endnotes
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Nine The Social Structure of Moral Outrage in Recruitment to the U.S. Central America Peace Movement
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Seven Revenge of the Shamed: The Christian Right's Emotional Culture War
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Published:October 2001
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on the activism of the Christian Right. It suggests that their activism is more than a quest to repair the world and transform culture. It is an effort to repair themselves, and in this it is a deeply personal quest. While Christian conservatives are fond of speaking of their motives as a selfless commitment to higher authorities — family, nation, God — their stories indicate that their activism is not reducible to external goals; it offers the hope of self-realization as well. This quest for meaning encompasses emotional as well as cognitive dimensions. Christian activists try to construct a positive sense of themselves and their families as strong and independent, in contrast to weak, shameful others. Their activism is a reparative act.
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